Primary care in dermatology: Whose role should it be?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1005-1008

  Ramsay, David L ^a   Weary, Peyton E ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029731339     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(96)90137-1     Document Type: Article

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